The actress is named Neka Zang, and she’s in the musical Rock of Ages on Broadway. According to TMZ, Tebow posed for a backstage picture with the Rock of Ages cast, but when Zang posted that picture on Twitter, she was asked to take it down.

“Well, Due to Tebow’s ‘image’ I was asked to remove the pic of him with us half dressed ladies. He does know we arn’t real strippers right?” Zang wrote on Twitter.

It’s not clear who actually asked Zang to remove the picture to protect Tebow’s image, but it’s an odd request: Tebow simply stood with four actresses, smiling. Zang described the actresses as “half dressed,” but you can see a lot more skin at any beach in America. You’d have to be awfully uptight to think Tebow is doing anything wrong in the picture in question.

So why the request to take the picture down? Apparently someone who’s awfully uptight is involved in the careful managing of Tebow’s image. Tebow has become a beloved figure for millions of Americans who think he represents everything that’s right and wholesome and pure, and with millions of dollars in endorsements at stake, Tebow has people working for him who want to make sure that wholesome image is the only image the public sees.

Paradoxically, by so carefully trying to micromanage his image, Tebow (or the people working on his behalf), may end up damaging his image as an authentic, down-to-earth guy. If you’re so worried about your image that you’re having your lawyers go after T-shirt sellers and asking actresses to remove pictures from Twitter, it’s hard not to question whether there’s any substance there at all, or if everything your fans find out about you is a carefully crafted bit of public relations.

If Tebow wants to maintain his image as the genuine article, he’d be wise to stop trying so hard to uphold that image.

Total DELTA BRAVO… We all should know by now that no one is what there public image would like us to believe. This guy has an army of bo-bos telling him how great he is and chosen by god to seead his glory etc. he has no sense of the real world.

Tebow patterns himself after Jesus. Take for example the highly contrived and tightly controlled setting in Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper. Tebow, of course, wouldn’t be got dead in a painting without peeled grapes. He has an image to protect.

I am a big Tebow fan. He is a great role model and a hard worker. Those happen to be two traits that most star athletes are lacking.

But, even I will admit that he needs to lighten up here. There is nothing wrong with taking pictures with good-looking ladies who are dressed to impress… as long as they aren’t strippers.

duanethomas says:May 20, 2012 9:48 PM

Wrong City for him or his people to try and control his image. If he didn’t want the picture to be public, why take it or go backstage after the show? I hope The Jets and Tebow do well this year or its going to be ugly.

He really seems to have let all the press and attention go to his head since landing in New York and appears to be believing all the BS ‘let’s motivate Sanchez by playing up Tebow’ hype as if it is actually true.

When Tim chose to go to NYC over Jacksonville
( which he lied about), the writing was on the wall that he had moved beyond self-promoting to media blitz…He needs to tell the media that he is a back-up quarterback, hopes to one day start-then refuse mega press conferences until he has earned them…Then, he needs to decide if he is Hollywood/Broadway or a role model young man…otherwise it won’t turn out well for him.

THIS JUST IN: Tim Tebow IS NOT JESUS! This thing is getting sicker by the day! As a Christian and ordained minister, I am so irritated about all of this exploitation of Christianity by Tebow and his pathetic lawyers. Bring him out here to the West Coast, and when I see Tebow walk on the Pacific Ocean, then I’ll believe. Until then, he is a mediocre back-up QB in the NFL. Nothing more, nothing less! It won’t be long before we hear his PR team is trying to trademark “Jesus,” “Christ,” “Salvation” and praying in public more. When does it end!? Tebow is NOT the first Christian to play in the NFL. So, stop acting like it! He and his people need to STOP robbing God of His glory. And those who look up to him like a false idol, PLEASE, quit while you can. Return to God. He can’t be pleased with this self-idolatry. Tebow is but a mortal man. Stop making him to be the second coming.

Has anyone considered that this could be a publicity stunt for this actress? Same goes for the My Jesus t-shirts. “Lord” knows that a little Tebow bashing goes a long way. Maybe it did happen but let’s see some proof before assuming this is real.

Tebow is a carefully crafted image. When the camera is off he is aloof, arrogant and verbally abusive to those around him. Remember he was home schooled and never developed interpersonal skills with his peers growing up.

ksm31311 says:May 20, 2012 10:09 PM

raiderapologist says:
May 20, 2012 9:46 PM
Tebow seems to love men more than women.

It wouldn’t be such a big deal if the media didn’t magnify his every move. That goes for multiple athletes. Tebow, Lebron, Kobe, and so on. It is getting disturbing on how deep the media is digging these days. Just saying.

It sounds like someone, or at least someone’s PR agents, has a bit of a “God” complex, oh the irony.

atwatercrushesokoye says:May 20, 2012 10:20 PM

I’m sure any minute Gronkowski will be putting up a picture of himself motor boating the 4 actresses in question!

metalhead65 says:May 20, 2012 10:21 PM

because of people like you he has to. if they did not tell them to take it down you would have plastered it on the front page of pft declaring him a phony for posing with scantily clad women. god help him if he ever does go the beach or you will have him sleeping with every girl in a bikini. he does nothing and you still attack him.

Listen, im a Bronco fan. And heck while he was in Denver, you could of called me a Tebow-Maniac.
I believed in Tebow as a QB because of how he turned my team around. I’ve backed Tim as a player and have even met him.

But when i go to PFT.com, i want FOOTBALL news. Not about Tebow’s ‘image’ or who his PR people are suing this week. I think all these articles are a slight attempt for people to not like Tebow.

Tebow is just showing what a douche he actually is. Maybe his followers will realize it one day.

CKL says:May 20, 2012 10:36 PM

3rdnlong says: May 20, 2012 10:07 PM

Tebow is a carefully crafted image. When the camera is off he is aloof, arrogant and verbally abusive to those around him. Remember he was home schooled and never developed interpersonal skills with his peers growing up.
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Jason Taylor was home schooled as well. He definitely has no interpersonal skills (sarcasm). Tebow played high school football in a regular setting, just like JT did. Playing a team sport will develop your “interpersonal skills”. Besides, as a guy whose leadership is lauded on the regular even by some detractors, Tebow can’t be a leader without interpersonal skills.

Look I don’t think Tebow is some perfect human being or anything but he had posed with some ladies before (college years). I think he even had his arm around a few of them. And he posed with these ladies too…and later the picture was taken down. Now if Tebow himself is the one censoring pics of himself with women, why would he even pose for them to begin with? Methinks he personally feels it’s fairly harmless but someone he’s hired to help who is crafting his public image doesn’t. Or maybe even his family.

His handlers are setting him up for a big fall. Trying to live up to impossible expectations. See Steve Garvey and Tiger Woods ect there’s a grave yard full of them. How old is he? He’s with someone or even worst he’s on the internet The internet lets things enter into your mental psychosis that you have absolutely no business thinking about. If he doesn’t have a girlfriend, the internet will become his girlfriend.

Every time he throws a pass his receiver’s pray the ball will get to them

terumiarai says:May 20, 2012 11:56 PM

I would laugh so hard if Tebow had ugly skeletons in his closet and they decide to come out.

z0inks says:May 20, 2012 11:56 PM

This stuff cracks me up.

Everybody keeps kvetching about PFT’s rather zealous coverage of Tebow’s daily comings and goings…..but the fact that you’re complaining about it means you’re reading the Tebow articles.

Regardless what you think of Tebow as a player or as a persoon….as long as you continue to read every article that refers to Tebow, then you’re supporting this coverage and contributing to the problem.

If you’re sick of the Tebow coverage, then stop reading it. As long as readers keep lapping up this lowbrow drivel, the sports media outlets will keep on dishing it out.

He will be a shining example of what is good in humanity and will hopefully influence others in NY and beyond to find a moral compass and abide by it.

I am sure that the liberals in NY are all Tebow haters for the following reasons:

1. He’s conservative
2. He’s white – so they cannot exploit a minority status for their own purposes
3. He’s a positive role model for everybody – liberals hate a positive person unless he’s for higher taxes
4. He is not a diva-type celebrity – liberals fawn over self-indulgent and self-centered celebrities

scytherius says:May 21, 2012 12:04 AM

My God. Even Neon Deon didn’t do this much strutting. This 2nd year player better stop playing Broadway Timmy and do something about getting off the bottom of the 2011 QB ratings.

Stiller43 says:May 21, 2012 12:09 AM

Religious? Uptight? Nahhhh those couldnt go together.

nflofficeadmin says:May 21, 2012 12:10 AM

So the author of this piece is a Tebow hater. That’s what stands out from this article.

Im starting to think tebow just likes people talking about him if he would put as much effort into practice throwing more consistently then maybe he wouldn’t be a punt protector… Thats actually hilarious when you think about it

With him crafting that perfect public image. He’s setting himself up for a big fall.

phillyforlife says:May 21, 2012 5:19 AM

hannahduccab says: May 20, 2012 9:53 PM

Has anyone considered that this could be a publicity stunt for this actress? Same goes for the My Jesus t-shirts. “Lord” knows that a little Tebow bashing goes a long way. Maybe it did happen but let’s see some proof before assuming this is real.
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Well my friend here is something that is real . Your boy Tim bold faced lied when he was traded, The Broncos gave him a choice N.Y or Jacksonville. He said he did not have a choice, Now I dont see why Elway had any reason to say it if it was not true . But your boy here did so did not alienate his Florida fan base because he dissed them. there are 2 truths and they are 1. He went to N.Y to market him self and 2. he is a lair and a fake. Oh one other thing he is not a very good or smart football player.

phillyforlife says:May 21, 2012 5:28 AM

metalhead65 says: May 20, 2012 10:21 PM

because of people like you he has to. if they did not tell them to take it down you would have plastered it on the front page of pft declaring him a phony for posing with scantily clad women. god help him if he ever does go the beach or you will have him sleeping with every girl in a bikini. he does nothing and you still attack him.
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Um He posed with them so why be ashamed of it. Typical bible thumpin’ hypocrisy.

Tebow is a money making machine now… not a person. All the people with a piece of the action don’t want to see it go away and they know that his play isn’t likely good enough to keep the money rolling for long.

What a fake. Destined to be a politician. He lies and doesn’t confess when he’s caught( saying he had no choice bt Jacksonville and NY) Cant wait till he ignites the NY Jets implosion

east96st says:May 21, 2012 8:05 AM

I am sure that the liberals in NY are all Tebow haters for the following reasons:

1. He’s conservative
2. He’s white – so they cannot exploit a minority status for their own purposes
3. He’s a positive role model for everybody – liberals hate a positive person unless he’s for higher taxes
4. He is not a diva-type celebrity – liberals fawn over self-indulgent and self-centered celebrities

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I doubt it will take, it never does with your kind, but let’s try a little education.

1) It’s beyond ignorant to type cast a city of 8 million with a surrounding population of 25 million. Some of the most conservative voices in America live in NY, including most of the Fox News line up.
2) Manhattan south of 96 Street is primarily white, but even if it wasn’t, you learn pretty early growing up here that there are clowns of every color, gender, and religion.
3) I haven’t seen Timmy issue his edict on taxes, but NYC survives and thrives on volunteers. From soup kitchens, to tutoring bilingual kids, to even helping out at community theatres, NYC would come to grinding stand still if there wasn’t such a deep and long tradition of volunteer work and charitable giving. NYC gave more to Hurricane relief for New Orleans than the entire state of Louisiana did. Guess you “conservatives” enjoy thumping a bible, but don’t actually take it’s message to heart.
4) Celebrities back up traffic, cause tourists to block up streets, and are a general pain in the ass. Quite frankly, we could live without them.

I know this hard for a yokel such as yourself to grasp, but there are so many things to do in NYC, that many people are not interested in sports at all. If they are, unless they live on Staten Island, they are most likely Giants fans. No one in NYC REALLY cares about a backup QB. We know a con when we see one, whether it’s three card monte or the “pure virgin” preacher. Been there, done that. Will we exploit rubes like you to make a buck off Tebow? Sure! After all, we have paying far, far more in taxes to the Federal Government than we ever get back for decades, so, since we essentially subsidize the red states and our “conservative” upstate citizens, we might as well make a buck off them when the opportunity presents itself.

sanchize6 says:May 21, 2012 8:45 AM

“You’d have to be awfully uptight to think Tebow is doing anything wrong in the picture in question.”

lol and you know who the first uptight person to jump on Tebow about it would be, right? Florio!

The liberal “media” continues it’s tear down of Tebow. All because he’s an open Christian. What a shame. Look at all the hate being spewed just because Tebow’s handlers asked some actress to take a picture down from twitter. Sheesh. All of you are just looking for reasons to hate him, so you’ll take anything right? Andrew Luck sued a trading card company for selling his friggin football card. Had Tebow pulled that, PFT would be going into a full-blown meltdown with 10 stories and 200 comments each talking about how un-American Tebow is and that he is carefully crafting his image. Wake up you lemmings.

To the pastor above who said he’ll believe in Tebow only if he flies to the west coast and walks on the Pacific ocean I ask, if you didn’t see Jesus do this either, what’s to say he’s to be believed? Yay!

Go to the t-shirt website, click on the t-shirt in question, and read the description. They are definitely using Tebow’s name to sell this t-shirt. While the website doesn’t explicitly say it, the implication is that this shirt is endorsed and liked by Tebow. This awful article isn’t explaining Tebow’s position. Instead they are mocking him. The logo isn’t what is being questioned. Using Tebow’s name over and over again in the description is. Let’s say dolphindan is famous and pro-life. If I make a pro-choice t-shirt, and then repeatedly use dolphindan’s name and circumstances to promote the shirt, don’t you think he would see that as improperly using his name/likeness? It’s not the jets logo that is a problem for Tebow. Go to the website, read the t-shirt description, then come back here and apologize to Tebow.

granadafan says:May 21, 2012 3:50 PM

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports says: May 21, 2012 9:13 AM
The liberal “media” continues it’s tear down of Tebow. All because he’s an open Christian. What a shame. Look at all the hate being spewed just because Tebow’s handlers asked some actress to take a picture down from twitter. Sheesh. All of you are just looking for reasons to hate him, so you’ll take anything right? Andrew Luck sued a trading card company for selling his friggin football card. Had Tebow pulled that, PFT would be going into a full-blown meltdown with 10 stories and 200 comments each talking about how un-American Tebow is and that he is carefully crafting his image. Wake up you lemmings.”
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The Ultra Conservative “media” and extremist far right wingers continue their deification of Tebow. Solely because he’s an open Christian. What blasphemy. Look at all the worshipping being spewed just because Tebow’s handlers know he can’t be seen shown with women which would greatly upset the extremist evangelical bible belters. Sheesh. All of you are just looking for reasons to worship him, so you’ll ignore all his hypocrisy anything right? They don’t care one iota about sports or that he’s not a QB, just that he shares the same extremist conservative views and throwing religion in people’s faces 24/7. Wake up you lemmings on Fox “News”.

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports says:May 22, 2012 3:57 AM

@granadafan:

Oh wow. I see what you did there. How clever. You took what I said and reversed it. What an ingenius concept. The only problem is that when you reverse what I said, it becomes completely untrue. 90% of all media outlets (PFT, Yahoo news etc) are bashing Tebow on a daily basis. Constantly throwing their atheistic ideas in people’s faces 24-7. You absolutely can’t stand to see a Christian succeed, yet if Bill Maher were a football player, you’d probably cheer him on with an unprecedented fervor. Total hypocrisy. The irony is that you haters are just as responsible for him being in the spotlight as his fans are. Every time you click a story and leave a comment it gives PFT more incentive to keep writing about him.

cleverbob says:May 22, 2012 7:46 AM

90% of media outlets bash Tebow? How did he possibly manage to get so insanely popular then? Especially with everyone apparently hating Christians, even though over 3/4 of all Americans identify themselves as Christian…